A review by lorie266
Natural Beauty by Ling Ling Huang

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The writing is gorgeous, there are so many passages that made me emotional, especially the ones about parents. I love that it’s an unreliable narrator and that the horror of it creeps up on you until it’s inescapable. Overall a fantastic read, looking forward to more of their work :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Body shaming, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and Classism